Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven - Person Page 681

Daniel Hays

M, #68014
     Daniel married Jane Van Cleve, daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Rachel Cowenhoven.

William Van Cleve

M, #68015, b. 7 Jun 1752, d. 22 Apr 1813
William Van Cleve|b. 7 Jun 1752\nd. 22 Apr 1813|p681.htm#i68015|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Isbrand Van Cleve|b. 1677/78\nd. 1728|p23.htm#i2274|Janetje A. Vanderbilt|b. 17 Sep 1682|p23.htm#i2275|Cornelis W. Van Kouwenhoven|b. 29 Sep 1672\nd. 16 May 1736|p4.htm#i340|Margaretta Schenck|b. 16 Jan 1677/78\nd. 16 Dec 1751|p4.htm#i341|

Relationship=2nd cousin 6 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      William Van Cleve was born on 7-Jun-1752 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He was the son of Benjamin Van Cleve and Rachel Cowenhoven. William Van Cleve died on 22-Apr-1813 at age 60.
     He resided at at New Jersey.

Thomas West

M, #68016
     Thomas married Antje Van Cleve, daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Rachel Cowenhoven.

Issac Wyncoop

M, #68017
     Issac married Rachel Van Cleve, daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Rachel Cowenhoven.

Rachel Van Cleve

F, #68018, b. 8 Aug 1756
Rachel Van Cleve|b. 8 Aug 1756|p681.htm#i68018|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Isbrand Van Cleve|b. 1677/78\nd. 1728|p23.htm#i2274|Janetje A. Vanderbilt|b. 17 Sep 1682|p23.htm#i2275|Cornelis W. Van Kouwenhoven|b. 29 Sep 1672\nd. 16 May 1736|p4.htm#i340|Margaretta Schenck|b. 16 Jan 1677/78\nd. 16 Dec 1751|p4.htm#i341|

Relationship=2nd cousin 6 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=3rd great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
     Rachel Van Cleve was baptized on 8-Aug-1756 at Dutch Reformed Church, Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Rachel Cowenhoven.

Samuel Thompson

M, #68019, d. Feb 1815
     Samuel married Catherine James Benham, daughter of Peter Benham and Anne James, in 1793. Samuel Thompson died in Feb-1815 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; drowned in Mad River.
     

Samuel Thompson came from Pennsylvania to Cincinnati, where he married Catharine, widow of John Van Cleve. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had two children--Sarah, who was about two years old when they moved to Dayton, and Matthew, born in January, 1796; Sarah married John Ensey. Mr. Thompson was drowned in Mad River, in 1817; his wife died. August 6, 1837.

HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Children of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham

Sarah Thompson

F, #68020, b. 21 Mar 1794
Sarah Thompson|b. 21 Mar 1794|p681.htm#i68020|Samuel Thompson|d. Feb 1815|p681.htm#i68019|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|||||||Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|
      Sarah Thompson was born on 21-Mar-1794. She was the daughter of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham. Sarah married John Ensy circa 1810.

John Ensy

M, #68021
     John married Sarah Thompson, daughter of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham, circa 1810.

Mathew Thompson

M, #68022, b. Jan 1796
Mathew Thompson|b. Jan 1796|p681.htm#i68022|Samuel Thompson|d. Feb 1815|p681.htm#i68019|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|||||||Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|
      Mathew Thompson was born in Jan-1796. He was the son of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham. Mathew married Maragret Gillespie.
     Mathew Thompson and Maragret Gillespie resided at at Indiana.

Maragret Gillespie

F, #68023
     Maragret married Mathew Thompson, son of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham.
     Maragret Gillespie and Mathew Thompson resided at at Indiana.

Catherine Thompson

F, #68024
Catherine Thompson||p681.htm#i68024|Samuel Thompson|d. Feb 1815|p681.htm#i68019|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|||||||Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|
      Catherine Thompson was born at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham. Catherine married Lowell Beebe circa 1820.

Lowell Beebe

M, #68025
     Lowell married Catherine Thompson, daughter of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham, circa 1820.
     On 1826 he mysteriously disappeared.

Jane Thompson1

F, #68026
Jane Thompson||p681.htm#i68026|Samuel Thompson|d. Feb 1815|p681.htm#i68019|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|||||||Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|
     Jane Thompson was the daughter of Samuel Thompson and Catherine James Benham.

Citations

  1. She died young.

Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard

F, #68042, b. 1673, d. 1772
      Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard was born in 1673. Lysbeth married Charles Van Dyke on 27-Jun-1680. Lysbeth married Benjamim Van Cleef. Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard died in 1772.
     She was also known as Lisbet Aards Vander Hard.

Child of Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard and Charles Van Dyke

Charles Van Dyke

M, #68043, b. 22 Sep 1648, d. circa 1734
     Charles Van Dyke was baptized on 22-Sep-1648 at Old or New Dutch Reformed Church, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Charles married Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard on 27-Jun-1680. Charles Van Dyke died circa 1734.
     He was also known as Carel Van Dyke.
Charles's left a will on 1-Jan-1732 at Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

In the name of God Amen. This first day in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Two, I, Charles Van Dyke of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey, yeoman being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory, thanks be given to the Almighty God for the same, do make, ordain, and constitute this to be my Last Will and Testament, that is to say first and principally I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian and decent like manner at the discretion of my executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall by the Almighty Power of God receive the same again and reaching such worthy estate as it shall please God to bless me with at the time of my decease. I give, devise and bequeath the same in the following manner. Imprimis, my will is that all my debts be paid by my executor hereafter named. Then I give and bequeath unto the three children of my son Aert Van Dyke, late of the Island of Bermuda deceased namely John Van Dyke, Mary Van Dyke and Elizabeth Van Dyke the sum of forty pounds current lawful money of the Eastern division of the province of New Jersey at eight shillings the ounce to be equally divided among them to be paid to the said children by my son Thomas Van Dyke within seven years after my own and my wife's decease.

I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Gerty Romine the sum of forty pounds money aforesaid and to be equally divided among them and I hereby order and appoint my son Thomas Van Dyke to pay the same to them within seven years as above.

I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Angliche Van Wey the like sum of forty pounds to be equally divided betwixt them of like money aforesaid and I order and appoint my son Thomas Van Dyke to pay them the same in the above limited time of seven years. I give and bequeath unto the two children of my son John Van Dyke, late of Shrewsbury deceased the sum of forty pounds to be equally divided betwixt them, and I order and appoint my son Thomas to pay the same within in the above limited time of seven years. And lastly I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas Van Dyke all my moveable or personal estate whatsoever to him and his heirs forever. And I do nominate, constitute and appoint my son Thomas Van Dyke and Jacob Danner and Richard Hartshorne Junior Executors of this my Last Will and Testament thereby revoking all former Wills either by word or writing by me made of pronounced in Witness thereof , I the said Charles Van Dyke have herewith set my hand and seal the day and year first written above.
                              Charles Van Dyke
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared
By the above Charles Van Dyke to be
His Last Will and Testament in the
Presence of the subscribers:
Daniel Hilton
Richard Murkhome (Hartshorne?) Jr.
---------- Whits.

Child of Charles Van Dyke and Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard

Catherine Van Dyke

F, #68044, b. 8 May 1681, d. 2 Apr 1759
Catherine Van Dyke|b. 8 May 1681\nd. 2 Apr 1759|p681.htm#i68044|Charles Van Dyke|b. 22 Sep 1648\nd. circa 1734|p681.htm#i68043|Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard|b. 1673\nd. 1772|p681.htm#i68042|||||||||||||
     Catherine Van Dyke was baptized on 8-May-1681 at Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Flatbush, Kings County, New York. She was the daughter of Charles Van Dyke and Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard. Catherine married John Benham circa 1717. Catherine Van Dyke died on 2-Apr-1759 at age 77.

Children of Catherine Van Dyke and John Benham

John Benham

M, #68045, b. 15 Aug 1692, d. 17 Aug 1784
      John Benham was born on 15-Aug-1692 at Bergen County, New Jersey. He was born on 16-May-1702 at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. John married Catherine Van Dyke, daughter of Charles Van Dyke and Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard, circa 1717. John Benham died on 17-Aug-1784 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, at age 92. John's estate was proved on 20-May-1785.
     John's left a will on 17-Aug-1784 at Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Will of John Benham

John Benham (III) is one of my Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfathers on my father's side. He died in 1784.

In the name of God, Amen, August the seventeenth day, One-thousand, Seven- hundred and Eighty-four.

I, John Benham of the County of Monmouth in the Province of New Jersey, being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that in appreciation of my final days, do make and ordain this my final Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian burial at the discretion of my executor. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the Lord again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following:

     Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my grandson, John Benham, son of Peter Benham, the sum of five shillings.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Benham the sum of ten pounds to be paid six months after the death of his mother by my executor.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anna Taylor after my decease one Negro girl named Nan.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Hendrica Van Dyke after my decease one Negro named Bett.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Couvenhoven after my decease one Negro girl named Yafe.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Catherine Van Horn after my decease one Negro named Rofe.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Catherine Benham the full use and benefit of all land and tenements and the remaining part of all my goods and chattels, moveable or immovable, during her natural life, and after my wife's decease it is my will and desire that all and every part of real and personal estate be sold by my executor and equally divided between my daughters, Anne Taylor, Hendrica Van Dyke, Elizabeth Couvenhoven, Catherine Van Horn, and my grandchildren of my daughter Mary Clayton named Robert Clayton and John Clayton and Sally, wife of Ammoriah Morris, and Hannah, wife of William Van Horn, they having one share except the old wench, Rofe. My will is that she is free after my wife's death. I do likewise make and ordain Hendrica, Sarah and Garret Vandiveer my sole executors of this, my Last Will and Testament, and I hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disclaim all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequeaths and executors by me in any ways before named wills and bequeaths, ratifying and confirming this, and no other to be my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this day and year above written.

John Benham (Mark)

Signed and Sealed in the presence of:

John Van Cleve
Hendrick Smock
Joseph Hilyer

Hendrick Smock, Jonathan and Joseph Hilyer, the witnesses to the written Will, being duly sworn, did personally declare that they saw John Benham, the testator therein named sign and seal the same and heard him publicly pronounce and declare the written writing to be his Last Will and Testament, and that at the doing thereof the said testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory as far as the deponents know and as they believe.
                    Sworn at Monmouth County this 20th Day of May 1785

William Tho. Hendisson, Surrogate.

The Inventory of John Benham was taken by Joseph Clayton and David Covenhoven on 3-May-1785.

Children of John Benham and Catherine Van Dyke

Neltke Van Cleve

F, #68058, b. 1 Jan 1663, d. 7 Jan 1747
      Neltke Van Cleve was born on 1-Jan-1663 at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. She was baptized on 7-Jan-1663 at Dutch Reformed Church, New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. Neltke married Kryn Janszen Van Meteren on 16-Sep-1683. Neltke Van Cleve died on 7-Jan-1747 at age 84.
     She was also known as Neeltje Van Cleef. She was also known as Neeltye Jansen Van Cleaf.

Children of Neltke Van Cleve and Kryn Janszen Van Meteren

Kryn Janszen Van Meteren

M, #68059, b. 10 Mar 1650, d. 20 Mar 1720
      Kryn Janszen Van Meteren was born on 10-Mar-1650 at Bomel, Holland, Netherlands. Kryn married Neltke Van Cleve on 16-Sep-1683. Kryn Janszen Van Meteren died on 20-Mar-1720 at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, at age 70.
     He was also known as Kreljn Janse Van Mater. He was also known as Kruyn Janse. He immigrated in 1663. He a member of the DRC New Utrecht, NY at Dutch Reformed Church, New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, 1677. He resided at at thern Middletown now, Atlantic Twp., Monmouth County, New Jersey, in 1709.

Children of Kryn Janszen Van Meteren and Neltke Van Cleve

John Van Meteren

M, #68062, b. 1663, d. 1 Jan 1747
      John Van Meteren was born in 1663. John married Rebecca Van Cleef on 4-Nov-1693. John Van Meteren died on 1-Jan-1747.

Peter Kerns

M, #68063
     Peter married Anna Jordan.

Child of Peter Kerns and Anna Jordan

Edward R. McMullen

M, #68064, b. 15 Sep 1832, d. circa 1883
Edward R. McMullen|b. 15 Sep 1832\nd. circa 1883|p681.htm#i68064|James McMullen Jr.|b. 12 Apr 1792\nd. 1 Oct 1846|p372.htm#i37113|Martha Kerns Van Cleave|b. 28 Nov 1796\nd. 1 Mar 1864|p372.htm#i37112|||||||John H. Van Cleave|b. 15 Apr 1774\nd. 24 Apr 1833|p372.htm#i37110|Margery Kerns|b. 15 Apr 1775\nd. 20 Dec 1853|p372.htm#i37111|

Relationship=5th cousin 3 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=6th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Edward R. McMullen was born on 15-Sep-1832. He was the son of James McMullen Jr. and Martha Kerns Van Cleave. Edward married Margaret Ann Douglas on 26-Jan-1853. Edward R. McMullen died circa 1883 at Montgomery County, Indiana.

Child of Edward R. McMullen and Margaret Ann Douglas

Margaret Ann Douglas

F, #68065, b. 19 Aug 1837, d. after 1894
      Margaret Ann Douglas was born on 19-Aug-1837. Margaret married Edward R. McMullen, son of James McMullen Jr. and Martha Kerns Van Cleave, on 26-Jan-1853. Margaret Ann Douglas died after 1894 at Montgomery County, Indiana.

Child of Margaret Ann Douglas and Edward R. McMullen

Lorena May McMullen

F, #68066, b. 10 May 1868, d. 6 Nov 954
Lorena May McMullen|b. 10 May 1868\nd. 6 Nov 954|p681.htm#i68066|Edward R. McMullen|b. 15 Sep 1832\nd. circa 1883|p681.htm#i68064|Margaret Ann Douglas|b. 19 Aug 1837\nd. after 1894|p681.htm#i68065|James McMullen Jr.|b. 12 Apr 1792\nd. 1 Oct 1846|p372.htm#i37113|Martha K. Van Cleave|b. 28 Nov 1796\nd. 1 Mar 1864|p372.htm#i37112|||||||

Relationship=6th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=7th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
     Lorena May McMullen died on 6-Nov-0954 at Montgomery County, Indiana. She was born on 10-May-1868 at Montgomery County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Edward R. McMullen and Margaret Ann Douglas. Lorena married Alfred Milton Bowen on 10-May-1885 at Mechanicsburg, Indiana.

Child of Lorena May McMullen and Alfred Milton Bowen

Alfred Milton Bowen

M, #68067, b. 7 Nov 1858, d. 30 Dec 1936
      Alfred Milton Bowen was born on 7-Nov-1858 at Boone County, Indiana. Alfred married Lorena May McMullen, daughter of Edward R. McMullen and Margaret Ann Douglas, on 10-May-1885 at Mechanicsburg, Indiana. Alfred Milton Bowen died on 30-Dec-1936 at Boone County, Indiana, at age 78.

Child of Alfred Milton Bowen and Lorena May McMullen

Edith Stella Bowen

F, #68068, b. 13 Mar 1887
Edith Stella Bowen|b. 13 Mar 1887|p681.htm#i68068|Alfred Milton Bowen|b. 7 Nov 1858\nd. 30 Dec 1936|p681.htm#i68067|Lorena May McMullen|b. 10 May 1868\nd. 6 Nov 954|p681.htm#i68066|||||||Edward R. McMullen|b. 15 Sep 1832\nd. circa 1883|p681.htm#i68064|Margaret A. Douglas|b. 19 Aug 1837\nd. after 1894|p681.htm#i68065|

Relationship=7th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=8th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Edith Stella Bowen was born on 13-Mar-1887. She was the daughter of Alfred Milton Bowen and Lorena May McMullen. Edith married Frank S. Strasser on 19-Aug-1914.

Frank S. Strasser

M, #68069, b. 1 Sep 1883, d. 21 Apr 1950
      Frank S. Strasser was born on 1-Sep-1883 at near, Burnetsville, Indiana. Frank married Edith Stella Bowen, daughter of Alfred Milton Bowen and Lorena May McMullen, on 19-Aug-1914. Frank S. Strasser died on 21-Apr-1950 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 66.

Carol Ann Strasser

F, #68072

Relationship=8th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=10th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

Benjamin Van Cleve

M, #68075, b. 24 Feb 1773, d. 29 Nov 1821
Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 24 Feb 1773\nd. 29 Nov 1821|p681.htm#i68075|John Cowenhoven Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|

Relationship=3rd cousin 5 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=4th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
Benjamin Van Cleve
      Benjamin Van Cleve was born on 24-Feb-1773 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He was the son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham. Benjamin Van Cleve was baptized on 27-Jun-1773 at Old Tennent Church, Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Benjamin married Mary Whitten, daughter of John Whitten and Phoebe (Unknown), on 28-Aug-1800 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; First marriage to be recorded in Dayton, OH. Benjamin married Mary Tamplin on 10-Mar-1812. Benjamin Van Cleve died on 29-Nov-1821 at age 48. Benjamin was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; On the same marker is Mary Van Cleve      Feb. 17, 1782 Washington County Pennsylvania.
     He was Mary is on Benjamin's tombstone.

Benjamin Van Cleve was the son of John Van Cleve. who was the son of Benjamin and Rachel Van Cleve. John Van Cleve was born at New Brunswick, N. J., May 16, 1749: was a soldier in the revolution. serving, in his father's company. He married Catharine Benham. and, in 1785. settled in Washington County, Penn. In December. 1780. he, with his family. started for the Northwest Territory, and landed at Losanteville, January 3, 1790. June 1, 1791. he was stabbed in five places, killed and scalped by the Indians in an outlot at Cincinnati. John and Catharine Van Cleve had six children. Benjamin was born in Monmouth County, N. J., February 24, 1773; Ann was born at the same place, July 30. 1775, married Col. Jerome Holt, at Cincinnati, and in 1797, settled with him in Van Buren Township, in this county, and died in March, 1858; William was born in Monmouth County, N. J., in 1777 ; Margaret, born at the home place, in Monmouth County, in February, 1779, married Reeder. at Cincinnati, and died, in September. 1858: Mary, born in Washington County, Penn., February 10, 1787; Amy, born in Washington County, Penn; in July, 1789, married Isaac Shields, and died in Preble County, Ohio. Catharine, the mother of these children, married Samuel Thompson, at Cincinnati, by whom she had two children, Sarah and Matthew, before they moved to Dayton. Benjamin Van Cleve, the subject of this sketch, was an upright and worthy man; when his father was killed by the Indians, in 1791, although but eighteen years old, he took upon himself the care and support of his mother and family. He served in the campaigns of St. Clair, Wilkinson and Wayne was a bearer of important dispatches to Washington, New York and return; was in Dunlap's surveying party in this Mad River country, immediately after Wayne's treaty with the Indians; was here again, with Col. Ludlow, to lay out Dayton, and came as a settler with the first colony, in the spring of 1796. He taught the first school, in the Dayton block-house, in 1799; he served as Clerk of the Court from the organization of the county until his death, in 1821, and was the first Postmaster appointed in Dayton, serving in that capacity from 1804 until the date of his death. In the language of his friend and associate, Col. John Johnson, " God never made a better man than was Benjamin Van Cleve." August 28, 1800, he married Mary Whitten, daughter of John and Phoebe Whitten; they had five children. John Whitten Van Cleve, born in Dayton June 27, 1801, died September 6, 1858; William James, born October 10, 1803, died October 30, 1808; Henrietta Maria, born November 16, 1805, married Samuel B. Dover, September 21, 1824; surviving him, she married Joseph Bond, November 4, 1858, and died, May 18, 1879; Mary Cornelia, born December 2, 1807, married James Andrews. November 20, 1827, and died February 19, 1818; Sarah Sophia, born November 24. 1809., married David C. Baker, February 11, 1830, died October 18, 18 39. Mary Van Cleve, the mother of these children, was born February 17, 1782, and died December 28, 1810. March 10, 1812, Benjamin Van Cleve married Mary Tamplin, an English lady, but at that time living in Champaign County. Ohio. Benjamin Van Cleve died November 29, 1821; his second wife. Mary, by whom he had no children, died December 19, 1825.

HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Occupationwas Dayton's first school teacher, first librarian, clerk of the courts and postmaster.

Children of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten

Mary Whitten

F, #68076, b. 17 Feb 1782, d. 28 Dec 1810
Mary Whitten|b. 17 Feb 1782\nd. 28 Dec 1810|p681.htm#i68076|John Whitten||p681.htm#i68077|Phoebe (Unknown)||p681.htm#i68078|||||||||||||
      Mary Whitten was born on 17-Feb-1782 at Sussex, England. She was the daughter of John Whitten and Phoebe (Unknown). Mary married Benjamin Van Cleve, son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 28-Aug-1800 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; First marriage to be recorded in Dayton, OH. Mary Whitten died on 28-Dec-1810 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 28. Mary was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Children of Mary Whitten and Benjamin Van Cleve

John Whitten

M, #68077
     John married Phoebe (Unknown).

Child of John Whitten and Phoebe (Unknown)

Phoebe (Unknown)

F, #68078
     Phoebe married John Whitten.

Child of Phoebe (Unknown) and John Whitten

Mary Cornelia Van Cleve

F, #68079, b. 2 Dec 1807, d. 18 Feb 1878
Mary Cornelia Van Cleve|b. 2 Dec 1807\nd. 18 Feb 1878|p681.htm#i68079|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 24 Feb 1773\nd. 29 Nov 1821|p681.htm#i68075|Mary Whitten|b. 17 Feb 1782\nd. 28 Dec 1810|p681.htm#i68076|John C. Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine J. Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|John Whitten||p681.htm#i68077|Phoebe (Unknown)||p681.htm#i68078|

Relationship=4th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=5th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Mary Cornelia Van Cleve was born on 2-Dec-1807 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten. Mary married James C. Andrews on 20-Nov-1827; they had eleven children only six are known. Mary Cornelia Van Cleve died on 18-Feb-1878 at age 70. Mary was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; Andrew plot.

Children of Mary Cornelia Van Cleve and James C. Andrews

James C. Andrews

M, #68080, b. 28 Nov 1805, d. 13 Aug 1893
      James C. Andrews was born on 28-Nov-1805 at Greene County. James married Mary Cornelia Van Cleve, daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten, on 20-Nov-1827; they had eleven children only six are known. James C. Andrews died on 13-Aug-1893 at Kansas City at age 87. James was buried after 13-Aug-1893 at Andrew plot, Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Occupation1875Greene County, Ohio, a farmer in Green Coounty, OH until 1875 when he moved to Dayton, OH

Children of James C. Andrews and Mary Cornelia Van Cleve

Anna Van Cleve

F, #68081, b. 30 Jul 1775, d. 8 Mar 1858
Anna Van Cleve|b. 30 Jul 1775\nd. 8 Mar 1858|p681.htm#i68081|John Cowenhoven Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|

Relationship=3rd cousin 5 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=4th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Anna Van Cleve was born on 30-Jul-1775 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham. Anna married Col. Jerome Holt on 30-Mar-1791 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Anna Van Cleve died on 8-Mar-1858 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 82.
     She resided at at 6 miles North of, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Children of Anna Van Cleve and Col. Jerome Holt

Col. Jerome Holt

M, #68082, b. 21 Feb 1763, d. 28 Dec 1840
      Col. Jerome Holt was born on 21-Feb-1763 at Wilmington, Connecticut. Jerome married Anna Van Cleve, daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 30-Mar-1791 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Col. Jerome Holt died on 28-Dec-1840 at age 77.

Children of Col. Jerome Holt and Anna Van Cleve

Margaret Benham Van Cleve

F, #68083, b. 20 Feb 1778, d. 12 Sep 1858
Margaret Benham Van Cleve|b. 20 Feb 1778\nd. 12 Sep 1858|p681.htm#i68083|John Cowenhoven Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|

Relationship=3rd cousin 5 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=4th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Margaret Benham Van Cleve was born on 20-Feb-1778 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham. Margaret married George Huff Reeder, son of Joseph Reeder and Ann Huff, on 2-Jun-1796 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Margaret Benham Van Cleve died on 12-Sep-1858 at Rush County, Indiana, at age 80. Margaret was buried after 12-Sep-1858 at Fisher's Cemetery 2 miles E, Richland, Indiana.
     She and George Huff Reeder resided at at Centerville, Ohio, circa 1812. Margaret Benham Van Cleve and George Huff Reeder resided at at Rush County, Indiana, in 1823.
Census1850Rush County, Indiana, real estate value 1,000.00

Children of Margaret Benham Van Cleve and George Huff Reeder

George Huff Reeder

M, #68084, b. 24 Sep 1767, d. 13 May 1845
George Huff Reeder|b. 24 Sep 1767\nd. 13 May 1845|p681.htm#i68084|Joseph Reeder||p2946.htm#i294539|Ann Huff||p2946.htm#i294538|||||||||||||
      George Huff Reeder was born on 24-Sep-1767 at Loudoun County, Virgina. He was the son of Joseph Reeder and Ann Huff. George married Margaret Benham Van Cleve, daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 2-Jun-1796 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. George Huff Reeder died on 13-May-1845 at farm 3 miles SE, Richland, Indiana, at age 77. George was buried after 13-May-1845 at Fisher's Cemetery 2 miles E, Richland, Indiana.
     He and Margaret Benham Van Cleve resided at at Centerville, Ohio, circa 1812. George Huff Reeder and Margaret Benham Van Cleve resided at at Rush County, Indiana, in 1823.




George Huff's left a will on 9-May-1845 at Rush County, Indiana.

Be it remembered on the eighteenth day of July, 1845, William H. H. Reeder filed in the Clerk's office of the Rush Probate Court the Last will and Testament of George Reeder, late of Rush County, Indiana deceased, while said will was duly submitted to Probate, before the clerk of said court, which said will and the proof and examinations thereon taken as in these issues and figures following to wit,
State of Indiana
Rush County

I, George Reeder of the County and State of aforesaid being of sound mind and of usual health of body, but in view of the uncertainty of life, I hereby make this my Last Will and Testament as follows, to wit. First, I command my spirit to God, and my body at my decease to be decently entered with the usual forms of burial. Second, I will that at my decease, all debts owed by me shall be paid out of my effects first. Third, to my dear wife Margaret Reeder (if she should survive me), I give and bequeath the properties of
this farm on which I now reside, it being part of the west half of North East quarter of Section 24 in Range 10, Town/2S to retain the same during her natural life, provided, however, she should remain as my widow. Otherwise, this possession aforesaid is to revert to my heirs as in the case of her death. Fourth, I will and request that my son, George Reeder shall take the charge and defray myself and my wife aforesaid until our death and at my decease I will and request that those disinterested persons settled by my executor (hereafter named) who shall faithfully value all my property, personal and real, and the before mentioned George Reeder shall be entitled to receive half of the same for the consideration aforesaid, and I hereby declare the title of this said land above described to be vested in him after my death, provided he shall pay to my remaining heirs the half of the appraised value of same in the manner hereafter described. Provided further that should the aforesaid George Reeder from inability or any other cause fail to comply with any of the above conditions, then whichever one of the heirs hereafter named shall comply. Fifth, the remainder of after the division aforesaid, I will and desire that it be divided equally between my son William H. H. Reeder, daughters Katherine Wright, Mary Brown, Eliza Braden and the children of Sarah Croddy, deceased. Sixth, I confirm unto my son, Jonathan F. Reeder, a grant of land made to him in the year 1836, which he received as his entire interest of my estate Seventh, I hereby appoint William H. H. Reeder as the Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament, signed this 9th day of May, 1845.
     In presence of: R. Brown               George Reeder
               W.H H. Reeder

     Be it remembered that on this the 18th day of July 1845, personally appeared before me John L. Robinson, clerk of the Probate Court of Rush county, Ryland Brown who being by me duly affirmed faith he is one of the subscribing witnesses to the written Will himself and that he, the said George Reeder, the written testator signed said Will himself in the presence of this affiant, and that he attested and subscribed the same in the presence of said George Reeder, and that said Will was attested and subscribed by the other attending witness, William H. H. Reeder in the presence of the said testator, and that the said George Reeder at the time said Will was executed, was of full age to advise his property and in the opinion of this affiant, of sound mind an memory and not under any condition of restraint.

     Affirmed to and subscribed before me this day and year above written.

                              John L. Robinson, Clerk.

Children of George Huff Reeder and Margaret Benham Van Cleve

Catherine Reeder

F, #68085, b. 17 Mar 1800, d. 24 Sep 1866
Catherine Reeder|b. 17 Mar 1800\nd. 24 Sep 1866|p681.htm#i68085|George Huff Reeder|b. 24 Sep 1767\nd. 13 May 1845|p681.htm#i68084|Margaret Benham Van Cleve|b. 20 Feb 1778\nd. 12 Sep 1858|p681.htm#i68083|Joseph Reeder||p2946.htm#i294539|Ann Huff||p2946.htm#i294538|John C. Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine J. Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|

Relationship=4th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=5th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Catherine Reeder was born on 17-Mar-1800. She was the daughter of George Huff Reeder and Margaret Benham Van Cleve. Catherine married Daniel Wright Jr., son of Daniel Wright Sr. and Sarah Freeman, on 12-Feb-1818 at Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio. Catherine Reeder died on 24-Sep-1866 at age 66.

Children of Catherine Reeder and Daniel Wright Jr.

Daniel Wright Jr.

M, #68086, b. 3 Sep 1790, d. 6 Oct 1861
Daniel Wright Jr.|b. 3 Sep 1790\nd. 6 Oct 1861|p681.htm#i68086|Daniel Wright Sr.||p4434.htm#i443304|Sarah Freeman||p4434.htm#i443305|||||||||||||
      Daniel Wright Jr. was born on 3-Sep-1790 at Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. He was the son of Daniel Wright Sr. and Sarah Freeman. Daniel married Catherine Reeder, daughter of George Huff Reeder and Margaret Benham Van Cleve, on 12-Feb-1818 at Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio. Daniel Wright Jr. died on 6-Oct-1861 at Fayette County, Indiana, at age 71.
     He resided at at Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1811.
Occupation1811worked in a distillery
Occupation1828a farmer

Children of Daniel Wright Jr. and Catherine Reeder

William Van Cleve

M, #68087, b. 22 Dec 1781, d. 7 May 1828
William Van Cleve|b. 22 Dec 1781\nd. 7 May 1828|p681.htm#i68087|John Cowenhoven Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|

Relationship=3rd cousin 5 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=4th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      William Van Cleve was born on 22-Dec-1781 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He was the son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham. William married Effie Westfall on 25-Sep-1800. William married Sarah Miley circa 1816; no issue. William married Elizabeth Wright on 8-Mar-1821 at Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio. William Van Cleve died on 7-May-1828 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 46. William was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
     He In the war of 1812, as a Captain, he raised in Dayton a compnay of riflemen and June was ordered to guard supply trains and to protect the frontier circa 1812.

Capt. William Van Cleve, brother of Benjamin, son of John and Catharine, was born near Monmouth, N. J., in 1777, and was not quite twenty years old when he came to Dayton. Although be lived in town for two or three years, he began at once to improve his farm, which was south of Dayton. His first wife was Effie Westfall, by whom he had several children. In 1812, Capt. Van Cleve responded promptly with his company of Dayton Riflemen, to the first call for troops. and in June they c were ordered to the front. After the war, he kept a tavern just south of town. at the junction of Warren and Jefferson streets, and died there in 1828.

HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Occupationafter 1812a tavern keeper at the junction of Waren and Jefferson Streets, Dayton, Ohio

Children of William Van Cleve and Effie Westfall

Children of William Van Cleve and Elizabeth Wright

Effie Westfall

F, #68088
     Effie married William Van Cleve, son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 25-Sep-1800.

Children of Effie Westfall and William Van Cleve

Sarah Miley

F, #68089, b. circa 1791, d. 1820
      Sarah Miley was born circa 1791. Sarah married William Van Cleve, son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, circa 1816; no issue. Sarah Miley died in 1820.

Elizabeth Wright

F, #68090, b. 18 Jun 1796, d. 31 Aug 1851
      Elizabeth Wright was born on 18-Jun-1796. Elizabeth married William Van Cleve, son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 8-Mar-1821 at Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio. Elizabeth Wright died on 31-Aug-1851 at age 55.
      Elizabeth was probably a sister of Dan Wright, Jr.

Children of Elizabeth Wright and William Van Cleve

Catherine Van Cleve

F, #68091, b. 14 Sep 1815, d. 29 Mar 1904
Catherine Van Cleve|b. 14 Sep 1815\nd. 29 Mar 1904|p681.htm#i68091|William Van Cleve|b. 22 Dec 1781\nd. 7 May 1828|p681.htm#i68087|Effie Westfall||p681.htm#i68088|John C. Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine J. Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|||||||

Relationship=4th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=5th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Catherine Van Cleve was born on 14-Sep-1815. She was the daughter of William Van Cleve and Effie Westfall. Catherine married Hugh McFadden on 6-Mar-1834. Catherine Van Cleve died on 29-Mar-1904 at age 88.

Children of Catherine Van Cleve and Hugh McFadden

Hugh McFadden

M, #68092, b. 23 Jan 1806, d. 15 Aug 1878
      Hugh McFadden was born on 23-Jan-1806. Hugh married Catherine Van Cleve, daughter of William Van Cleve and Effie Westfall, on 6-Mar-1834. Hugh McFadden died on 15-Aug-1878 at age 72.

Children of Hugh McFadden and Catherine Van Cleve

Mary Van Cleve

F, #68093, b. 10 Feb 1787, d. 3 Mar 1883
Mary Van Cleve|b. 10 Feb 1787\nd. 3 Mar 1883|p681.htm#i68093|John Cowenhoven Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine James Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 1 Dec 1712\nd. 3 Jul 1775|p23.htm#i2273|Rachel Cowenhoven|b. 2 Nov 1712\nd. 10 Mar 1801|p11.htm#i1098|Peter Benham|b. 1 Jan 1724/25\nd. 12 Jan 1780|p1585.htm#i158492|Anne James|d. 1758|p1585.htm#i158493|

Relationship=3rd cousin 5 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=4th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Mary Van Cleve was born on 10-Feb-1787 at Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham. Mary married John McLain on 3-Jun-1803. Mary married Robert Swaynie in Dec-1826. Mary Van Cleve died on 3-Mar-1883 at age 96. Mary was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
     

Aunt Polly, Mary Van Cleve Sway Swaynie, daughter of John and Catharine Van Cleve, was born in Washington County. Penn., February 10, 1787. Why she is called Aunt Polly we do not know, but that is the name by which she is best known now. She was born five inonths before the Northwest Territory was formed; she is nine years older than Dayton. fifteen years older than the State of Ohio, and sixteen years older than Montgomery County. She. with her parents. landed at Losanteville the day the name was changed to Cincinnati; six years later, March. 1796, she left there in the pirogue with the party who came up the Miami River, landing at the head of St. Clair street, Dayton, April 1, 1796, and has lived in Dayton ever since. She attended school in 1799 and 1800, at the block-house that stood in Main street at the river bank, and can tell of events happening in every stage of the county's progress, from the little cluster of cabins of the last century, to the county's improved and substantial condition of to-day. She was married, to John McClain, in 1804, and by him had ten children, four of whom are still living; a daughter, Mrs. Jane Swaynie, who lives with her. and three sons, who have moved away from the county. Her husband died, and on December 12, 1826, she married Robert Swaynie; they had no children. Mrs. Swaynie has been a widow for many years; her residence is No. 247 Bainbridge street, Dayton, where, for the past twenty years or more, her relatives and friends have assembled to celebrate, with her, each recurring anniversary of her birth. Aunt Polly is in reasonably good health, although. of course, her mind is not so active as formerly.

HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Children of Mary Van Cleve and John McLain

John McLain

M, #68094, d. 12 Jun 1825
     John married Mary Van Cleve, daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 3-Jun-1803. John McLain died on 12-Jun-1825.
     He resided at at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

Children of John McLain and Mary Van Cleve

Robert Swaynie

M, #68095
     Robert married Mary Van Cleve, daughter of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, in Dec-1826.

Mary Tamplin

F, #68096, b. 30 Jan 1792, d. 19 Dec 1825
      Mary Tamplin was born on 30-Jan-1792. Mary married Benjamin Van Cleve, son of John Cowenhoven Van Cleve and Catherine James Benham, on 10-Mar-1812. Mary Tamplin died on 19-Dec-1825 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 33.

John Whitten Van Cleve1

M, #68097, b. 27 Jun 1801, d. 5 Sep 1858
John Whitten Van Cleve|b. 27 Jun 1801\nd. 5 Sep 1858|p681.htm#i68097|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 24 Feb 1773\nd. 29 Nov 1821|p681.htm#i68075|Mary Whitten|b. 17 Feb 1782\nd. 28 Dec 1810|p681.htm#i68076|John C. Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine J. Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|John Whitten||p681.htm#i68077|Phoebe (Unknown)||p681.htm#i68078|

Relationship=4th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=5th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      John Whitten Van Cleve was born on 27-Jun-1801; according to the Dayton Journal Jun 3 1923 he was "the first male child born in Dayton, OH. He was the son of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten. John Whitten Van Cleve died on 5-Sep-1858 at age 57. John was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
      In 1819 John Whitten Van Cleve graduated from Ohio University. According to the Dayton Journal Jun 6 1923 he was a scholarly man versed in music, painting, engineering, botany, geology and history, He spoke Latin, Greek, French, and German as fluently as he did English. He also studied and practiced law, was mayor, part owner and eidtor of the Dayton Journal. We was partly responisble for laying out the Woodland Cemetery and was on the Commission that built the Dayton Courthouse. In the layout of Woodland Cemetery in Dayton (and also in Lebanon) set aside beautiful plots on to of the hill overlooking Dayton and made provision for the Van Cleve, Andrews, Dover and related families. Adjacent to his own plot is that of the three Dover branches, three Andrews brances and otheres. The Wright Brothers and sister along with their parents are on a neighboring hillside.

Citations

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William James Van Cleve

M, #68098, b. 10 Oct 1803, d. 30 Oct 1808
William James Van Cleve|b. 10 Oct 1803\nd. 30 Oct 1808|p681.htm#i68098|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 24 Feb 1773\nd. 29 Nov 1821|p681.htm#i68075|Mary Whitten|b. 17 Feb 1782\nd. 28 Dec 1810|p681.htm#i68076|John C. Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine J. Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|John Whitten||p681.htm#i68077|Phoebe (Unknown)||p681.htm#i68078|

Relationship=4th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=5th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      William James Van Cleve was born on 10-Oct-1803. He was the son of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten. William James Van Cleve died on 30-Oct-1808 at age 5.

Henrietta Maria Van Cleve

F, #68099, b. 16 Nov 1805, d. 18 May 1879
Henrietta Maria Van Cleve|b. 16 Nov 1805\nd. 18 May 1879|p681.htm#i68099|Benjamin Van Cleve|b. 24 Feb 1773\nd. 29 Nov 1821|p681.htm#i68075|Mary Whitten|b. 17 Feb 1782\nd. 28 Dec 1810|p681.htm#i68076|John C. Van Cleve|b. 16 May 1749\nd. 1 Jun 1791|p24.htm#i2360|Catherine J. Benham|b. 11 Oct 1756\nd. 6 Aug 1837|p24.htm#i2361|John Whitten||p681.htm#i68077|Phoebe (Unknown)||p681.htm#i68078|

Relationship=4th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr.
Relationship=5th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.
      Henrietta Maria Van Cleve was born on 16-Nov-1805. She was the daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten. Henrietta married Samuel Best Dover on 21-Sep-1824. Henrietta married Joseph Bond on 4-Nov-1858; no issue by this marriage. Henrietta Maria Van Cleve died on 18-May-1879 at age 73.

Children of Henrietta Maria Van Cleve and Samuel Best Dover

Samuel Best Dover

M, #68100, b. 4 Dec 1802, d. 12 Jun 1852
      Samuel Best Dover was born on 4-Dec-1802. Samuel married Henrietta Maria Van Cleve, daughter of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten, on 21-Sep-1824. Samuel Best Dover died on 12-Jun-1852 at age 49.

Children of Samuel Best Dover and Henrietta Maria Van Cleve

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